Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.22M |
| 2024 | 21.66M |
| 2023 | 21.1M |
| 2022 | 20.57M |
| 2021 | 20.05M |
| 2020 | 19.53M |
| 2019 | 19.03M |
| 2018 | 18.53M |
| 2017 | 18.04M |
| 2016 | 17.56M |
| 2015 | 17.09M |
| 2014 | 16.62M |
54 countries carry a recent total population figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
162 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Malawi, grouped by topic.